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Grammar Points
不仅……更/更是……— not only... but even more...HSK 4
This pattern is used to add a stronger second point after an initial statement. 不仅 introduces the first layer, and 更 or 更是 emphasizes that the second part is even more important, more accurate, or more powerful. It is common in formal and argumentative writing.
This structure is used to set up an analogy, interpretation, or rhetorical comparison. 如果说 introduces one viewpoint or characterization, and 那么 gives the corresponding conclusion. It is especially common in expository and persuasive texts.
This pattern means 'under' certain circumstances, conditions, pressure, or background. It is often used in formal written Chinese to describe the context in which something happens.
This pattern marks a starting point in time and means 'since...'. It is used to describe changes, developments, or continuing situations from a past point up to the present.
"自2009年公安部建立打拐DNA数据库以来，寻亲迎来了数据化拐点。"
正从……向……— is shifting from... toward...HSK 5
This pattern expresses an ongoing transition or change in direction. 正 shows that the change is currently happening, 从 marks the starting point, and 向 marks the new direction or target. It is common in policy, social, and analytical writing.
"在当前的司法实践新阶段，打击重心正从“买方入刑”向“买方重判”推进。"
Key Vocabulary
的deHSK1
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
了leHSK1
(used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget")